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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
807 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 1,061▼ 437 vs year ago 1,244 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 54▲ 0 vs year ago 109 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 250-400 lbs were sharply higher, while the 450-650 lbs steers were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared steady with a lite test and limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.84/cwt on 65 head, down $35.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −70.50 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$327.84
▼ 35.96 vs prior sale
65 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$36.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.47
vs KY average
−24.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557330.661,84160
Medium and Large 2576294.021,6935thin
One grade step is worth $36.64/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale65 hd
327.84
—
KY average26 barns · 1,175 hd
344.31
−16.47
National average184 barns · 12,638 hd
352.66
−24.82
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−70.50
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
460409358308median 398.3403/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,614186.733,01416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,562140.072,1889thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,318139.791,8429thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,089119.371,30013
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095115.001,2591thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,3501thin

Every lot

109 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,7361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338551.31/cwt542.50–570.001,8633
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353522.55/cwt520.00–530.001,8454
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,7892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408452.67/cwt440.00–457.001,8474
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416397.80/cwt385.00–407.501,6556
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430474.05/cwt470.00–476.002,0383
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462413.23/cwt411.00–417.501,9093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469381.99/cwt377.50–387.001,7927
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482467.25/cwt461.00–480.002,2523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527425.85/cwt425.00–430.002,24414
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528384.35/cwt380.00–389.002,0292
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578330.02/cwt325.00–340.001,9083
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581384.87/cwt375.00–392.002,2369
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,0631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623374.59/cwt373.00–378.002,33414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624354.07/cwt349.00–368.002,20913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668370.89/cwt370.00–371.002,4789
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671355.78/cwt340.00–363.002,38711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728325.00/cwt323.00–331.002,3665
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732356.10/cwt354.00–358.002,60727
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,68527
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757330.88/cwt325.00–338.002,5056
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826322.02/cwt307.00–334.002,66015
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,9191
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,018288.68/cwt287.00–292.002,9393
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,3081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy271525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4233
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281460.32/cwt450.00–490.001,2934
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,5097
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380376.05/cwt365.00–400.001,4293
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5981
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423391.28/cwt384.00–415.001,65529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7593
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467360.52/cwt347.00–370.001,68410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482332.39/cwt323.00–342.001,6026
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519332.64/cwt321.00–345.001,72618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573329.81/cwt315.00–343.001,89042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591288.77/cwt275.00–297.501,7074
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606372.25/cwt372.25–372.252,25686
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631301.00/cwt300.00–302.001,8994
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632310.69/cwt310.00–315.001,96411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
Heifers650–700Large 1670302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673297.31/cwt282.50–305.002,0013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682329.63/cwt317.00–336.002,24828
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721316.70/cwt312.00–317.502,2837
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765281.20/cwt277.50–285.002,1512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885273.14/cwt259.00–278.002,4176
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2968239.71/cwt222.50–257.002,3202
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,030216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,2251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,0632
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,3441
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,4412
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255360.00/cwt360.00–360.009181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265617.40/cwt595.00–640.001,63615
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2292425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320562.14/cwt545.00–585.001,7994
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366512.11/cwt505.00–517.501,8747
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377481.85/cwt470.00–495.001,81710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377446.81/cwt440.00–450.001,6843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,8153
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423485.30/cwt477.50–490.002,0539
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423372.44/cwt361.00–380.001,5754
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430452.47/cwt440.00–462.501,9467
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464446.97/cwt430.00–450.002,0748
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0092
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518371.54/cwt350.00–387.001,9255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520409.56/cwt403.00–430.002,1304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521320.17/cwt309.00–330.001,6689
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563381.81/cwt377.00–392.502,1506
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567315.89/cwt306.00–331.001,7916
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573350.10/cwt337.50–365.002,0064
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy611366.04/cwt350.00–375.002,2374
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620325.86/cwt319.00–335.002,0207
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,2031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720302.74/cwt290.00–311.002,1805
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2756296.41/cwt292.00–300.002,2415
Bulls750–800Large 1765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855262.43/cwt250.00–275.002,2442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,110170.02/cwt166.00–173.001,8872
Bulls——1,423205.50/cwt205.00–206.002,9242
Bulls——1,730186.39/cwt176.00–198.003,22512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89072.50/cwt72.50–72.506451
Cows—Lean 85-90%918116.80/cwt114.00–119.001,0726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,294129.76/cwt124.00–139.001,6796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318139.79/cwt132.00–148.001,8429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545138.58/cwt132.00–144.002,1418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2591
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063189.23/cwt161.00–235.002,01211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.